Foldable seat for converting two-seated automobile-bodies into lounges.



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FGLDABLE SEAT FDR CONVERTING TJVOQEATED AUTOMOBILE-BODIES NTO LOUNGES.

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Specification. of Letters latent.

Patented May 25, i'i.

Application inea January 4. i915. serial No. 3&9.

' citiren of the United States. residing at San Diego. in the county of San Diego and State of California. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foldabify vSeats for Converting` Two-Seated AutomoL-.le-B'odies intoliounges: and I do declare thi following to be. a full. clear, and exact des iption of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains t0- make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for converting two-seated automobile bodies into lounges or Ithe like and has for its main object to provide a very simple' device .of this character which may be inexpensively manufactured and which will be very eiiicient in operation.

To the above end. a further object is to provide a U-shaped link or rod connecting a hingedy back and a hinged seat continuation with which the front seat is equipped,

whereby the two may be operated simultaneously and whereby said rod may pass beneath the fuel tank which is, in 'a number of machines, located directly beneath the front seat. In carrying' out the above objects. l employ certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein :'1* I Figure l is a top plan view showing the application of my invention to use, the front seat being in its normal position: Fig, 2 is vline 4 4 of Fig. Q.

a similar view with the seat back and the seat continuation swung respectively downwardly and .upwardly to provide a lounge; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section as seen on the line 3 3 of Fig. l; and Fig. 4 is a. similar view taken along the plane of the Fig. 5 is a transverse section takenv on the line of Fig. 3. l

In these drawings, constituting a part of this application, the numeral l designates broadly. the chassis of an automobile. 2 the bodv. u@the rear seat having the usual back 4. the front seat, and the gasolene tank which is located directly beneath the latter.

-The seat 5 is provided with the usual padded arms 7 and is equipped with a back 8 which is hinged to4 its rear edge as clearly seen in Figs. I3 and .4. the forward edge of said seat being hinged to the upper edge of a seat continuation 9 which depends from said seat as most clearly seen in Fig. 3.

Lying beneath the. seat 5 and-pivoted respectively at its front and rearends to the seat continuation 9 and to the back S, is a U-shaped resilient link or rod l0, this rod being' here shown as passing through a slot i ll in the floor of the body 2 and through one or more appropriate guide eyes l2. l

`lilith the parts-constructed and arranged as just described. a pair of hooks or the like 13 which normally retain the back 8 in upright position, may be released, whereupon this back may be rocked rearwardly around its hinges. until its upper edge abut-s the forward edge of the rear seat 3f It will be understood that this rearward movement on the part of the seat back S. will. through the instrumentality of the link 10. move the seat extension 9 upwardly and forwardly from the position seen in Fig. 3 to-that seen in F in'. 4. thus forming a very eliicient lounge yand one which will be very comfortable to the occupants. if the various parts of the device are suitably padded as they are intended to be.

'ln moving from thel position seen in Fig. 3 to that seen in Fig. 4, the ends of the resilient U-shaped link 10 are moved farther from each other than the distance which they are normally spaced apart.l thereby placing said link under tension. which tension vis again exerted to as'sistin returning the back 8 and extension 9 to their normal positions. when the lounge is no longer needed. ln most cases it is necessary to provide some .form` of stop for limiting the downward. movement of the ba'ck 8. this stop being here shown in the form of a collar l5 secured at an appropriate point on the link 10 and adapted to abut the rearmost `guide 12 when the back 8 is swung to the position seen in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description. taken in connection with the' accompanying drawings. it will be seen that a very simple and eflicient device has been provided for carry'- ing out the object of the invention and that an automobile equipped with the improvements above described. may be used to ad- -vantage by touring and pleasure parties.

` bacia i'aieed peei'tien depending4 from f `ends hinged respectively te the i'eai ',seat, of a .U-ehapd'iwd beneath the front seat and having its front and real hinged respectively ends tn the lrear side of the seat continuation. and to the real' side of the .seat loaelg means to retain said seat back in aised position, and means for limiting its deiviivv'aid mdvenient, l i

The Combination with a veliiele having a rear and a front seat, a back liingedto and rising from thel rear edge et the trent seat, .sa-id back being adapted `to feld ieai- Wardiy to 'ahnt the trent edge et' the ieai een@ and e vseat Continuation hinged te and lie iront edge of the front seat'of a resilient i-shaped red beneath the 'Eiwit-seat and having its front and. rear Side of the seat continuation and tev the .reai Side of the seat back, meane'te retain Said Seat and means for iimiting its 'dmvzfrivvai-wi me ment.. The Cei'xiiiination with a .*eiiieie a rear and e front seat?. a bac-lz ii' and rising; .fremthe rear edge et' t, seat, said back being adapted to fold rearwardly .to abat tiieiiont edge of izl'ie rea-if' seat, and aseaieen depending ijein *lli nation hinged to and mit edge et the front Liedes;

seat, of a ta-shaped' rod beneatii the front seat and having its'ilront and rear ends hinged respectively to the rear Seat continuation and to the' rear side of vlie seat back, a .guide through which said red passes, means to retain said lseat back in nprigiit position, and additional means te limit 'the downward movement tlieree.

lThe eon'ibination. vvitli a veiiicle having" a. real' and a front Seat, a back hinged te and rising from the rear edge ofr the-front seat7 saidbaok being. adapted to fold ieaivalidly to abut the ifi-ont edge of the: rear seat7 and a seat continuation hinged-to and i depending from the fion't edge 'of the front seat, of a Uehaped rod beneath the freut seat and having;` 'its front and rear ends hinged respectively to tlie rear side of the seat continuatinnand to the iear side of the r Seat back, a guide tlimugli which said rod passes, means to retain said seat back in nmfnfiallv nprigiit positioin and a Stop on said red located in i'eai of guide7 Wherelsy to abut the guide te` limit the downward nioveinext nii? the SeatA back.

in te "I have heieimto set my hand `in presence of tivo subscribing v .JUDSON 'WRGHT Witnesses:

CHARLES Finn', 7W. lc BOWEN.

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